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The work has started! The stable block building is now demolished and we are at the point of no return, and the view from William’s parents’ front door is a much bigger vista than it was at the end of August.

Jenkinson’s Team are working quickly, cleanly and tidily, and William’s Dad, Gwilym, is keeping a close eye on standards and their progress.

Co-ordinating the utility companies has been quite a challenge, but with Toby from Jenkinsons bringing the work together, the poles are down, trenches are dug, and it appears as though we will have water and electricity with which to function.

The rubble from the building is to be used as a hardcore base for the driveway at the front of the house, and that too, has been dug out, to be level with the road, for easy access.

Next step – foundations and water treatment plants. As an almost completely eco-house, we’ll bring you more information on that as the work develops.

On the way to oblivion. This part will be the rear of the new building.

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The work has started! The stable block building is now demolished and we are at the point of no return, and the view from William’s parents’ front door is a much bigger vista than it was at the end of August.

Jenkinson’s Team are working quickly, cleanly and tidily, and William’s Dad, Gwilym, is keeping a close eye on standards and their progress.

Co-ordinating the utility companies has been quite a challenge, but with Toby from Jenkinsons bringing the work together, the poles are down, trenches are dug, and it appears as though we will have water and electricity with which to function.

The rubble from the building is to be used as a hardcore base for the driveway at the front of the house, and that too, has been dug out, to be level with the road, for easy access.

Next step – foundations and water treatment plants. As an almost completely eco-house, we’ll bring you more information on that as the work develops.

On the way to oblivion. This part will be the rear of the new building.

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Recognising his achievements and ability, and his relationship to Higham Ferrers, we have named a room after him, and we are proud to have refurbished it to a brand new standard. Featuring all the comforts that The Old House is renowned for – a comfortable bed you can climb into, working space, en-suite shower room, Freeview television, and free wifi around the house, this room has an attractive view overlooking the Market Square and welcomes the bright sunshine every morning.

Sir Christopher Hatton was a favourite of the Queen, and became Lord Chancellor of England in 1587. Born at Holdenby House, he moved on to Oxford around 1555 and left without a degree before going straight to the Inner Temple in 1560.

Handsome and accomplished, and reputedly an excellent dancer, he caught the eye of Elizabeth and was taken into her favour.

By 1572, he was the Member for Northamptonshire and became Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard. Five years later, he was appointed as vice-chancellor for the royal palace and was knighted. Hatton’s loyalty to his sovereign appears to have been unquestioned and in 1584, he led over 400 kneeling members of the House of Commons in a prayer for the Queen’s safety.

As one of the commissioners who found Mary, Queen of Scots guilty of treason in 1585, he vigorously denounced her in Parliament and advised that the warrant for her execution be forwarded to Fotheringhay. Read more by visiting: http://www.marie-stuart.co.uk/Castles/Fotheringhay.htm

The pinnacle of his success was as a Knight of the Garter, Lord Chancellor of England and a chancellor of the University of Oxford. He never married.

Hatton Garden, the jewellery quarter in London, is named after him, and in 1983, the Sir Christopher Hatton School in Wellingborough was opened in his name.

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